Aktuelle Therapiekonzepte bei malignen Kopf-Hals-Tumoren

Die Therapie von Kopf-Hals-Plattenepithelkarzinomen (HNSCC) richtet sich nach international anerkannten Leitlinien. Neben Chirurgie, Strahlentherapie und medikamentöser Tumortherapie gehören dazu auch molekularbiologische und immunologische Ansätze.

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